Startups Worship The Young. But Research Shows People Are Most Innovative When They’Re Older

This research indicates that older people are more creative, more productive and more innovative. #Innovation #Trend

While Silicon Valley had peddled the image of the 20-something, sweatshirt-wearing, college-dropout genius as the model for creativity in the 21st century, research shows that it is, in fact, older people who are more creative and productive. For example, a 2016 study (pdf) by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation that looked at the demographics of over 900 individuals… [read more]